Hallo Peter,
We did revise electronically an old cnc router (CNC Mill Sei PLT PR) with a Masso G3. I didn't till yet update to V3.48, so 3.47 is running now. All functions we need works fine. Spindle with vfd works OK. In the annex you will find machine settings. But I have two questions to ask. The first one is about soft limits and the second one calibrating axises. Therefore I did look several times to your video's on Youtube about this subject. Unfortunately without success. Maybe I don't understand it well. What's the problem?
The first thing I did was homing parameterization (homing feed rate=1000 mm/min) and after that tool setting (x=192; y=71; z=0). This works without any problem. I did reverse x- and y-stepper for right movement and give in the axis menu, as you did in your video's, axis a range from travel minimum -3000 mm to travel maximum 3000 mm, see machine settings. I did define home position for x- and y-axis, no backlash compensation. That works very well, but after I did define soft limiting for x- and y-axis, homing didn't function anymore. Soft limiting works correct, it de-accellerate in time, so there is no clash to the frame. What I understand is that the router workspace must lie within the router physical dimension, that's what you call envelope. The homing point lies outside the workspace ( software version V3.47 and higher) but within the router physical dimensions. Do I understand this correct. I did disable hard limits. Can you tell me what I overlook?
Second problem is calibration axises. I did understand that this must be done after homing and tool setting and without activating limiting. So I used calibration wizard, because I don't know axises distance per revolution. I take the y-axes as example. So I start the wizard and jog by hand y-axis to a start point without limiting and marked that as zero and as a marker on tape, step 2 in the wizard. Then I jog the y-axis as wide as possible without limiting to the routers other end for let's say 9000 mm (move along a ruler) and take a look at the screen and see a distance of let's say 9000,25 mm. I type that value in the wizard step 4 field and complete calibration, save and save again. Masso did calculate ian value in the y-axis motor distance per revolution field. I did repeat this several times, several times change the distance per revolution field, but I never did reach the right distance. So, also here what do I miss?
Hopefully you can understand mine problem and will you answer my questions. I do apologize me for the language, but it isn't my native language. Thanks for your effort.
Louis van der Veer
We did revise electronically an old cnc router (CNC Mill Sei PLT PR) with a Masso G3. I didn't till yet update to V3.48, so 3.47 is running now. All functions we need works fine. Spindle with vfd works OK. In the annex you will find machine settings. But I have two questions to ask. The first one is about soft limits and the second one calibrating axises. Therefore I did look several times to your video's on Youtube about this subject. Unfortunately without success. Maybe I don't understand it well. What's the problem?
The first thing I did was homing parameterization (homing feed rate=1000 mm/min) and after that tool setting (x=192; y=71; z=0). This works without any problem. I did reverse x- and y-stepper for right movement and give in the axis menu, as you did in your video's, axis a range from travel minimum -3000 mm to travel maximum 3000 mm, see machine settings. I did define home position for x- and y-axis, no backlash compensation. That works very well, but after I did define soft limiting for x- and y-axis, homing didn't function anymore. Soft limiting works correct, it de-accellerate in time, so there is no clash to the frame. What I understand is that the router workspace must lie within the router physical dimension, that's what you call envelope. The homing point lies outside the workspace ( software version V3.47 and higher) but within the router physical dimensions. Do I understand this correct. I did disable hard limits. Can you tell me what I overlook?
Second problem is calibration axises. I did understand that this must be done after homing and tool setting and without activating limiting. So I used calibration wizard, because I don't know axises distance per revolution. I take the y-axes as example. So I start the wizard and jog by hand y-axis to a start point without limiting and marked that as zero and as a marker on tape, step 2 in the wizard. Then I jog the y-axis as wide as possible without limiting to the routers other end for let's say 9000 mm (move along a ruler) and take a look at the screen and see a distance of let's say 9000,25 mm. I type that value in the wizard step 4 field and complete calibration, save and save again. Masso did calculate ian value in the y-axis motor distance per revolution field. I did repeat this several times, several times change the distance per revolution field, but I never did reach the right distance. So, also here what do I miss?
Hopefully you can understand mine problem and will you answer my questions. I do apologize me for the language, but it isn't my native language. Thanks for your effort.
Louis van der Veer
